20th anniversary of the siege at Waco

February 27, 2013

On Feb. 28, 1993, federal authorities began a siege on the Branch Davidian complex which ended violently 50 days later

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Billy Walker backhands an unidentified man who cursed him for selling T-shirts near the Waco, Texas, compound of the Branch Davidians on Monday, March 30, 1993. A number of vendors have gathered near the site to sell goods to spectators who gather for a view of the compound which has been under siege by federal authorities for a month.

Dave Martin/AP

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Billy Walker backhands an unidentified man who cursed him for selling T-shirts near the Waco, Texas, compound of the Branch Davidians on Monday, March 30, 1993. A number of vendors have gathered near the site to sell goods to spectators who gather for a view of the compound which has been under siege by federal authorities for a month.